Sitemap - 2024 - Annie Ridout

Christmas debrief and 2025 intentions

He was just a cat. Except, he wasn’t.

What made you happy, in 2024?

A year of learning, rather than living.

A Christmas gift (worth £99)

How to go viral on Instagram

It bloody well worked.

It’s time for a new relationship.

Maybe we don't need the bigger life

The truth about writing on Substack

Five ways I'm taking back the power

Personal news.

The seven rules for business success

AM I A DRAMA QUEEN?

Why are you here?

Am I unusual?

Sorry, who am I, again?

Am I home, now?

Tiny goals

I see patterns (and they help me to earn a living)

Why I work alone.

You don't need to face all your fears

What do you make a priority?

How I've doubled my income, as a writer, in a year

I can’t be bothered to write a novel

I didn’t really enjoy my wedding day

I’d like to make an apology

We can’t find the cottage.

What was I trying to escape?

My birth canal was a water slide

I turned down a potential book deal

Why I’ve stopped drinking (again)

I haven't had a day alone since May

A different way to work

Were my expectations too high?

We're moving out of my parents' house

Intuitive posting on social media

Writers’ workshop REPLAY

How to succeed on Substack

What kind of writer do you want to be?

I'm moving onto a narrowboat

If I didn’t have to work

On intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

Be patient.

For women whose kids are struggling

One for the mothers.

What do I want...?

Give more than people expect

The photo that broke the internet.

A summer solstice exercise

What might happen if you try this?

I have a plan.

It's my birthday.

How I made £10,000 in one month

I know why you're not sharing your art.

Don't forget the shit sandwich

What I'd like to be asked right now

The most exciting night of my life

I had to stop following the rules.

That time I was employed by a con man

Your SQ wish list

Full moon ritual for tonight

Why I did a magic spell for my business

Tottenham fans are getting it all wrong

Create your own manifesto for life

An extremely short (time sensitive) email

I feel sad that I didn't listen to my heart

Stop hiding. I can see you

How hype makes you sell out

The Creatorverse.

5 ways my poetry brings me an income

Productivity hacks that can be flexed around kids

Learn from my mistakes (and don't give up)

How I got my Substack growing again using Notes

But why would you share the secret to your success?

The Creative Way (to earn a living online)

The daily routines of successful people

A reminder to seek out the glimmers

I'm a secret Sunday Times bestseller

What are your core values?

Did you know I'm a philosopher?

What a rainy party taught me about hope

Making (and losing) friends when you move

I made a mistake on Substack

What do I need? (a meditation)

Going home (when it’s not your home anymore)

Why Henry Holland became a potter

How much money I have in my account

That time I was trolled on Tattle Life

How to make that dream come true

Look at the question to find the answer

Why I started playing the Lottery.

What Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely taught me about pricing

Let's spring clean your mind

We need to lean in differently now

You are

I didn't mean what I said.

Your niche may choose you.

Why I don't regret leaving London for two years and then returning

Substack, a year in (what's worked, what hasn't)

I don't want to rest.

How to write emails people want to read.

I used to lie about motherhood.

Do all creatives have to be entrepreneurial?

You're not meant to do this. But I'm going to anyway

What am I doing here?

My husband called me 'challenging'.

How I got a literary agent

Why mothers shouldn’t run

What it's like being a ghostwriter

The best men hang out in saunas.

My hair's going grey and I'm a bit pissed off

Was I being provocative, or just honest?

My one non-negotiable in the working week

A feminist stance on botox

Now, I live in London.

Overwhelmed? These three mantras will help

Take a spiritual approach to growing your Substack in 2024

Why marginal gains are the key to a happy, healthy 2024